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-17 posts tagged "elections"
Jordan Cockrum | Monday, February 26, 2018
Saint Mary’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced the incoming student body president and vice president, juniors Madeleine Corcoran and Kathy Ogden, on Friday afternoon. Corcoran said her election is especially significant to her because she was chosen by the students to be their representative. “It’s such a special role and such an honor and humbling
Davis Gonsalves | Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Election season is underway and this column tries to stay apolitical as much as possible. On the other hand, I love ranking things and I know this article is where the majority of my friends will be receiving their student government news. So I decided to rank these platforms based on their overall website layout
Devon Chenelle | Monday, January 22, 2018
Like most traumatic memories, I remember it like it was yesterday. It began when I followed my friend into his hall, Morrissey Manor. When we entered his room, it took a solid minute to overcome my incredulous terror and apprehend that my friend shared this habitation — the size of a small walk-in closet, cramped
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, September 26, 2017
NDVotes hosted “Popcorn, Pie and Politics” on Monday to kick off a 24-hour campaign registering students to vote on National Voter Registration Day on Wednesday. The event, held in Geddes Hall Coffee House, featured remarks by professors Geoffrey Layman and David Campbell. “We started NDVotes in the three semesters ahead of the 2016 election, focusing
Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, January 31, 2017
The Judicial Council announced two tickets for the upcoming elections for the offices of student body president and vice president. Juniors Becca Blais and Sibonay Shewit along with juniors Rohit Fonseca and Daniela Narimatsu Felippe both received the requisite 700 signatures to be eligible for the electoral process. A debate is scheduled for Feb. 6,
Devon Harford | Thursday, December 1, 2016
During Wednesday night’s Senate meeting, University librarian Diane Walker and sociology librarian Jessica Kayongo presented on past, present and future renovations of Hesburgh Library. The librarians showed the senators before-and-after pictures as well as design simulations and drawings of the sections of the library that have not been renovated yet. “We have been renovating in
Manuel De Jesus | Wednesday, November 9, 2016
It’s over. After a year and a half of scandals, lies and cringe-worthy soundbites from both candidates, the presidential election is finally over. Let’s be honest, this year’s race wasn’t met with very many positive or inspiring moments pointing to a promising future in U.S politics, and many are rightfully concerned about how this election
BridgeND | Thursday, September 17, 2015
“Do you think it’s fair that Hillary’s hair gets a lot more scrutiny than yours does?” If you had to guess, where would you say this question came from? A dramatic reality TV series that you would never admit you were a fan of in public? The kind of gossip-filled magazine you would never keep
Kayla Mullen and Margaret Hynds | Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Two tickets from each class will be competing for the role of executive board for the sophomore, junior and senior class councils. Elections will be held today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Seniors Andrew Stoker, Shae Boguslawski, Mia Womack and Kyle Witzigman divided their platform into three parts: a senior speaker series; senior engagement
Tim Scanlan | Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Freshmen, welcome to Notre Dame’s Student Government election season, where the policies are made up and the votes don’t matter. Now that’s not true, but it definitely got a few people on the second floor of LaFortune very upset for a moment there. For those of you who don’t know what’s coming, campus-wide student government